Comments on: 2014 Preview: San Francisco Giantshttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/24/2014-preview-san-francisco-giants-2/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Sun, 02 Aug 2015 21:25:15 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: loungefly74http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/24/2014-preview-san-francisco-giants-2/comment-page-1/#comment-677064
Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:38:55 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-677064Same formula…. Timely hitting, good pitching, injury-free, and decent defense…is what the G-men can hope for….
]]>By: mpzzhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/24/2014-preview-san-francisco-giants-2/comment-page-1/#comment-675331
Thu, 27 Mar 2014 22:16:13 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-675331“Resigned” Vogelsong? He didn’t resign; he’s going to be a starter.
As far as Mattingly holding back the Fodgers, all he’s done is had them in first place in the division for more than half the time he’s been manager, along with one division title.
]]>By: mpzzhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/24/2014-preview-san-francisco-giants-2/comment-page-1/#comment-674440
Wed, 26 Mar 2014 19:36:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-674440What gets me is everyone thinking the Fodgers’ money automatically buys them the division. What have they gotten for their money? What truly great players do they have? Kershaw is great. Kemp can be if he can recover from his injuries, which doesn’t look likely.
Puig certainly has potential. Unfortunately the potential is equally to be great or to be a bad-attitude, over-paid, under-performer like, oh, say Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Hanley Rodriguez, Adrian Gonzalez, Juan Uribe, Dee Gordon…… You get my drift. The fact that some of these guys had good years last year makes it a near-certainty that they won’t have good years this year. And the opposite holds true for the Giants.
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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 21:13:17 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673696The Dodgers are going to win the West easily; I don’t think Arizona had a shot even with Corbin. But I agree with the rest. I think the Nats, Cards and Dodgers run away with their divisions and the Reds take the top wild card. The race for the 2nd wildcard should be wide open; Braves are hurt, D-Backs have some holes in the lineup and are bad at defense (Did you see Trumbo in the Australia games? lol) and the Pirates are due to regress a bit I think. Giants absolutely have a shot at a wildcard.

As a Bay Area native, all I can point out is that my former home is on the one hand, snobbish, expensive, and dangerous, and on the other hand a forward-thinking, breathtakingly beautiful artistic and cultural mecca. There’s much to make anyone annoyed, scared, and overwhelmed. And there’s much to make anyone incredibly jealous, unless, of course, you’re lucky enough to live there.

And then there’s the fact that while the Yankee/Red Sox rivalry gets more press, the Giant/Dodger rivalry, at least with many fans from both sides, has gotten way beyond ugly. Always good in California to not let the climate and scenery distract you just how violent the place can get.

So ends my theoretical ramblings written in homage to the thumb-harpy feeding frenzy to follow.

]]>By: bgrillzhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/24/2014-preview-san-francisco-giants-2/comment-page-1/#comment-673335
Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:55:40 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673335That’s why they call them Bums, because those bums from LA don’t have jobs. So they come to San Francisco posts and thumbs down everything. The guy coaching a rival team in the division was on your last World Series squad. Check yourself Dodger fans! Just because Erv opens his pocket book for two straight years, doesn’t make you relevant. Giants going for their 3rd ring in 5 seasons.
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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:21:54 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673329Looks like the thumb harpy is out in full force.
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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 05:25:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673314Zing!
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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 04:23:13 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673302Yup, he really helped the Giants out by batting .319/.391/.534 last year.
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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 03:21:32 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673297You know it’s pre-season when all the Dodger fans are out in force, thumbing down the pro Giants comments.

Amazing how they all disappear around the post-season. Kinda like the 7th inning at Dodger Stadium.

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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:34:38 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673268Hey gator I know this is way off topic, but growing up I heard a rumor that spuds Mckenzie died in the same car crash that took my favorite preacher, Sam kinisons, life. True or old wives tale? SAY IT, SAY IT, SAY IT! Ok fine you want me to say it, damn I can’t remember Mr. Melons whole speech. Now I gotta find it on the DVr. Robert downeys most underrated piece of work.
]]>By: illuminancerhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/24/2014-preview-san-francisco-giants-2/comment-page-1/#comment-673263
Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:21:26 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673263I don’t get the Kontos hate. Yes, he was bad last year, mostly because early on he was being run out there every day to cover for the fact that 4/5ths of the rotation couldn’t go past 3 innings. He looked very good in ST. I’d rather have him in there over Machi.

If you’re a Giants fan, you’d better hope Sandoval has a good year, for whatever reason. Don’t know if you’ve looked, but after him the free agent depth chart (assuming Hanley Ramirez gets extended) looks like:

Chase Headley

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a bunch of other guys

And the farm system cupboard is completely bare on good position players. Unless you want to see Hector Sanchez as the starting catcher and Posey at 3rd (which he really, really doesn’t want), then the Giants kind of need a healthy, productive Panda.

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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:14:12 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673260Overlord. D’oh!
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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:13:52 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673259Really? What could possibly be controversial in there? I mean, I have no problem with Pence being a member of an alien race bent on conquering the Earth with kale, scooters and the occasional home run. I, for one, welcome Our New Alien Overload.
]]>By: apevillehttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/24/2014-preview-san-francisco-giants-2/comment-page-1/#comment-673257
Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:03:39 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673257Lincecum is the key- for either going south or snatching wild card. He’s like the swing vote players on Survivor- you just don’t know what’s going to happen until it’s time to get voted out. That was a poor analogy.
]]>By: sisqsagehttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/24/2014-preview-san-francisco-giants-2/comment-page-1/#comment-673256
Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:03:37 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673256Pagan is a huge part of making the offense go. He has to stay healthy. Scutaro looks like he will be hurt and on the DL to start the season, so that will be a setback. We can expect big years from Pence, Posey, Sandoval (for his own $$$$ greedy reasons) and most likely Belt. We haven’t had this much pop in the lineup for a long time. A 20-plus HR year from Morse would be a welcomed bonus. Not having Kontos means the pen should be improved, which was a big, big letdown last year.
Bum’s the ace and Cain and Hudson should be quality starters. Lincecum is still a work in progress. Vogey could get hit hard and pitch his way out of the rotation, which means we will be looking for a No. 5 starter by the AS break. Seems like a leap of faith to have resigned him.

Overall, the Gents should be better than last year and vie for a playoff spot all the way through, which is all I can ask for. Dodgers should take a step back as the league figures out how to pitch to Puig for a change. Mattingly will always hold them back, even with all of that pitching.

]]>By: blabidiblahttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/24/2014-preview-san-francisco-giants-2/comment-page-1/#comment-673254
Tue, 25 Mar 2014 00:40:24 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673254Just get into the playoffs, then anything can happen.
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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 00:23:39 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673251I got San Fran winning the wild card also, along with Atlanta. I have Nats winning the East. Cards winning the central and L.A winning the west . I had Arizona winning the division before Corbin’s injury .
]]>By: illuminancerhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/24/2014-preview-san-francisco-giants-2/comment-page-1/#comment-673244
Tue, 25 Mar 2014 00:10:20 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515218#comment-673244It’s going to come down to the rotation again, and whether Vogey can get his stuff together and Timmy can learn to be a finesse pitcher. It feels weird not to be overly concerned about the hitting, but I think there’s a good chance Buster and Pablo can return to their usual form, the Brandons will have good years, especially BB9, and Pence…well, he’ll keep doing whatever people from his galaxy do.